Excerpt from Descriptive Notes on Certain Implements, Weapons, &C., , From Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, B. CTwo Carved Mountain-goat Horns (haida Nee-sang or Nee-sang-ah). - [nos. 1286 and 1287] These peculiar head ornaments were worn only by the sons of chiefs. A lock of hair above each temple was drawn tightly through the hollow of such horns and bound 011 the outside, which gave the horns an erect position. They were worn on festive occasions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.